101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB1347

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/13-103  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning emissions testing.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 13-103 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/13-103)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103)
7    Sec. 13-103. Official testing stations - Fee - Permit -
8Bond. Upon the the payment of a fee of $10 and the filing of an
9application by the proprietor of any vehicle service station or
10public or private garage upon forms furnished by the
11Department, accompanied by proof of experience, training and
12ability of the operator of the testing equipment, together with
13proof of installation of approved testing equipment as defined
14in Section 13-102 and the giving of a bond conditioned upon
15faithful observance of this Section and of rules and
16regulations issued by the Department in the amount of $1,000
17with security approved by the Department, the Department shall
18issue a permit to the proprietor of such vehicle service
19station or garage to operate an Official Testing Station. Such
20permit shall expire 12 months following its issuance, but may
21be renewed annually by complying with the requirements set
22forth in this Section and upon the payment of a renewal fee of
23$10. Proprietors of official testing stations for which permits

 

 

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1have been issued prior to the effective date of this Act may
2renew such permits for the renewal fee of $10 on the expiration
3of each 12 months following issuance of such permits, by
4complying with the requirements set forth in this Section.
5However, any city, village or incorporated town shall upon
6application to the Department and without payment of any fee or
7filing of any bond, but upon proof of experience, training and
8ability of the operator of the testing equipment, and proof of
9the installation of approved testing equipment as defined in
10Section 13-102, be issued a permit to operate such testing
11station as an Official Testing Station under this Act. The
12permit so issued shall at all times be displayed in a prominent
13place in the vehicle service station, garage or municipal
14testing station which is licensed as an Official Testing
15Station under this Act. No person or vehicle service station,
16garage or municipal testing station shall in any manner claim
17or represent himself or itself to be an official testing
18station unless a permit has been issued to him or it as
19provided in this Section.
20    Any person or municipality who or which has received a
21permit under this Section may test his or its own second
22division vehicles and issue certificates of safety and conduct
23emission inspections of his or its own second division vehicles
24in accordance with the requirements of Section 13-109.1 with
25respect to any such second division vehicles owned, operated or
26controlled by him or it.

 

 

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1    Each such permit issued by the Department shall state on
2its face the location of the official testing station to be
3operated under the permit and safety tests shall be made only
4at such location. However, the Department may, upon
5application, authorize a change in the location of the official
6testing station and the removal of the testing equipment to the
7new location. Upon approval of such application, the Department
8shall issue an endorsement which the applicant shall affix to
9his permit. Such endorsement constitutes authority for the
10applicant to make such change in location and to remove his
11testing equipment at the times and to the places stated in the
12endorsement.
13(Source: P.A. 91-254, eff. 7-1-00.)